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Mass was angling to get a picture with Clinton on April 15, 1997 — the 50th anniversary of Jackie Robinson’s historic first major league game.

Accompanied by two female college interns, the costumed Mass set off in search of his presidential prey: “The holy grail for all mascots — a photo op and meet and greet with a sitting President,” he wrote.

His hopes were soon crushed by the Secret Service agent sporting a dark suit and a darker mood.

Mass recalled the agent started eyeballing him after Mr. Met’s head failed to fit through an on-field metal detector.

Who cares about that? What happened to the two female college interns???

Watching a Secret Service sniper take out Mr Met in 1997 very well might have been the most entertaining thing to have occurred at Shea Stadium in nearly a decade. At the very least, it would have made for an awesome commemorative bobblehead promo in future seasons.